It's amusing to me to witness on this forum all kinds of bargain hunting for high definition Blu Ray discs and yet huge expenditures for vinyl releases and equipment without any hesitation?

I certainly take part in the former and remain unafflicted by the latter!

Well I don't know about vinyl but software can quickly add up to be the most expensive part of your system.
I paid $599 for my current Blu-Ray player (PS3) & I have around 120 Blu-Ray movies & I'm guessing by getting a lot of them on sale at Amazon, J&R, etc they probably average around $18 each for a total of $2160!!
If I had paid full price at Best buy then I would have paid around $26 each for them & would have spent over $3100!!
By shopping for sales I've saved enough to pay for the new Sony BD550 standalone when it comes out!
You can have great gear & still do some bargain shopping.
It's not like the $49 copy of Planet Earth that I got on sale is any different then the $75 version.
But there is a big difference in a $400 receiver & my $1500 Denon receiver.

But there is a big difference in a $400 receiver & my $1500 Denon receiver.

I could not agree more renting is still cheaper at least until blu ray discs and player are cheaper less that $15. I have over 500 DVD average price $14 ($7,000) collected over the past 5 years still a ton of cash.

I am not about to do the same with blu ray any time soon especially at these prices.

Well I don't know about vinyl but software can quickly add up to be the most expensive part of your system.
I paid $599 for my current Blu-Ray player (PS3) & I have around 120 Blu-Ray movies & I'm guessing by getting a lot of them on sale at Amazon, J&R, etc they probably average around $18 each for a total of $2160!!
If I had paid full price at Best buy then I would have paid around $26 each for them & would have spent over $3100!!
By shopping for sales I've saved enough to pay for the new Sony BD550 standalone when it comes out!
You can have great gear & still do some bargain shopping.
It's not like the $49 copy of Planet Earth that I got on sale is any different then the $75 version.
But there is a big difference in a $400 receiver & my $1500 Denon receiver.

As much as I would like to save like that, I am too movie-instant-gratification-oriented to always buy that way. When I am @ Fry's, Best-Buy, etc. and see a Blu-ray or HD DVD I want, I usually end-up buying it. I don't like waiting for it to come in the mail. But, some of those deals on-line are too hard to pass up.

As much as I would like to save like that, I am too movie-instant-gratification-oriented to always buy that way. When I am @ Fry's, Best-Buy, etc. and see a Blu-ray or HD DVD I want, I usually end-up buying it. I don't like waiting for it to come in the mail. But, some of those deals on-line are too hard to pass up.

Good for you that is what keeps this store in business and convince them to cash in on customers!

As much as I would like to save like that, I am too movie-instant-gratification-oriented to always buy that way. When I am @ Fry's, Best-Buy, etc. and see a Blu-ray or HD DVD I want, I usually end-up buying it. I don't like waiting for it to come in the mail. But, some of those deals on-line are too hard to pass up.

I bought all my DVD's from BB & CC but when there is a $5-$10 difference in their Blu-Ray prices as compared to Amazon I'll wait for them to be shipped!